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Erschienen in: European Radiology 4/2017

06.07.2016 | Magnetic Resonance

Characterizing amide proton transfer imaging in haemorrhage brain lesions using 3T MRI

verfasst von: Ha-Kyu Jeong, Kyunghwa Han, Jinyuan Zhou, Yansong Zhao, Yoon Seong Choi, Seung-Koo Lee, Sung Soo Ahn

Erschienen in: European Radiology | Ausgabe 4/2017

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Abstract

Objectives

The aim of this study was to characterize amide proton transfer (APT)-weighted signals in acute and subacute haemorrhage brain lesions of various underlying aetiologies.

Methods

Twenty-three patients with symptomatic haemorrhage brain lesions including tumorous (n = 16) and non-tumorous lesions (n = 7) were evaluated. APT imaging was performed and analyzed with magnetization transfer ratio asymmetry (MTR asym ). Regions of interest were defined as the enhancing portion (when present), acute or subacute haemorrhage, and normal-appearing white matter based on anatomical MRI. MTR asym values were compared among groups and components using a linear mixed model.

Results

MTR asym values were 3.68 % in acute haemorrhage, 1.6 % in subacute haemorrhage, 2.65 % in the enhancing portion, and 0.38 % in normal white matter. According to the linear mixed model, the distribution of MTR asym values among components was not significantly different between tumour and non-tumour groups. MTR asym in acute haemorrhage was significantly higher than those in the other regions regardless of underlying pathology.

Conclusions

Acute haemorrhages showed high MTR asym regardless of the underlying pathology, whereas subacute haemorrhages showed lower MTR asym than acute haemorrhages. These results can aid in the interpretation of APT imaging in haemorrhage brain lesions.

Key Points

Acute haemorrhages show significantly higher MTR asym values than subacute haemorrhages.
MTR asym is higher in acute haemorrhage than in enhancing tumour tissue.
MTR asym in haemorrhage does not differ between tumorous and non-tumorous lesions.
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Metadaten
Titel
Characterizing amide proton transfer imaging in haemorrhage brain lesions using 3T MRI
verfasst von
Ha-Kyu Jeong
Kyunghwa Han
Jinyuan Zhou
Yansong Zhao
Yoon Seong Choi
Seung-Koo Lee
Sung Soo Ahn
Publikationsdatum
06.07.2016
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
European Radiology / Ausgabe 4/2017
Print ISSN: 0938-7994
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1084
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-016-4477-1

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